Altitude will invest between £1m - £4m to support ambitious management teams in profitable businesses with turnovers between £2m and £20m. With an extensive regional network we work with companies from all sectors. Investing as partners our role as boardroom colleagues is to support, not to interfere, and to help with the challenge of growing a business. This is where our experience counts. Altitude has a growing reputation in the South for creating positive and commercial business relationships with ambitious leaders who want more for their business.

Altitude Partners

Floret Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging technology companies. It has invested in over 20 companies through a combination of corporate and angel investments in areas such as robotics, media, and enterprise software. Floret Ventures has founded multiple companies and participated in exits worth over $10B in industries.  The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Floret Ventures

Merida Capital Partners is a private equity fund targeting fundamental growth drivers underpinning the rapid development of the cannabis industry. Our investment emphasis focuses on cultivation technologies, products and services associated with the evolution of cannabis as an agricultural product, a natural plant-based medicine, a constituent in pharmaceutical formulations, and a recreational consumer product.

Merida Capital Holdings

Altitude is a New York-based venture capital fund manager focused on the global cannabis industry. The manager's strategy is to invest in a range of early to growth stage companies in North America and Europe that support this rapidly growing industry.  Our principals have spent their careers launching and managing alternative investment funds, including distressed debt and leveraged credit strategies. We have been involved in highly-regulated industries for decades, and this experience makes our leadership team uniquely qualified to face the regulatory and funding challenges within the cannabis industry. Having invested in the cannabis industry for more than three years, Altitude has deep relationships with legal and regulatory professionals, CEOs of cannabis companies, industry organizations, and consultants.

Altitude Investment Management

JW Asset Management is a New York-based investment firm that primarily invests within the healthcare sector. The company runs 3 Hedge Funds and two Private Equity Funds. It has led the investor group in the 2010 acquisition of Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and recently as the lead investor in TerrAscend Corp.

JW Asset Management

Santerra Participacoes is a private equity investment firm based in Sao Paulo.

Santerra Participacoes Ltda

Green Acre Capital is a private investment fund dedicated exclusively to the Canadian medical and recreational cannabis industry. The fund invests in sectors across the cannabis value chain including production, research, consumer products and retail.

Green Acre Capital

Carnegie Arch Capital is an investment firm

Carnegie Arch Capital

Canndescent

Canndescent is a state compliant cultivator of premium cannabis. Canndescent's services include a combination of quality management and deep cultivation expertise and abandons traditional strain names, allowing customers to get cannabis flower produced, packaged, and distributed in accordance with all state and local laws.

Canndescent is a leading cannabis cultivator and brand house based in California. The company pioneered an innovative effects-based cannabis classification system in 2015, selling its flower products under names like Calm, Cruise, Create, Connect, and Charge, instead of traditional strain names. Canndescent's ultra-premium cannabis products are grown indoors, utilizing state-of-the-art cultivation techniques and a dedicated pheno-hunt center for breeding. The company operates its own in-house tissue culture lab to ensure disease-free and consistent genetics across its product lineup.

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Canndescent is a leading cannabis cultivator and brand house based in California. The company pioneered an innovative effects-based cannabis classification system in 2015, selling its flower products under names like Calm, Cruise, Create, Connect, and Charge, instead of traditional strain names. Canndescent's ultra-premium cannabis products are grown indoors, utilizing state-of-the-art cultivation techniques and a dedicated pheno-hunt center for breeding. The company operates its own in-house tissue culture lab to ensure disease-free and consistent genetics across its product lineup.
Canndescent's brand portfolio includes the flagship ultra-premium Canndescent brand, the premium Volcannx line focused on exotic strains, the midmarket goodbrands, the value-focused Baker's Cannabis Co., and the not-for-profit JUSTICE JOINTS, which donates all profits to cannabis-related social justice causes. As of 2018, Canndescent was California's #1-selling brand of luxury flower products.
In 2023, Canndescent adopted Seed and Beyond's Cannabis ERP platform to streamline its operations, bringing finance, supply chain, cultivation, and manufacturing onto a single platform. The company is currently expanding its production capacity, with plans to open its third indoor cultivation facility in California by May 2023, providing an 80% increase in ultra-premium indoor product.

Cresco Labs is a vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator with a focus on delivering consistent quality products across its portfolio of branded offerings. The company cultivates, processes, and distributes a diverse range of cannabis products, including flower, vapes, concentrates, edibles, and pre-rolls. Cresco Labs operates under multiple brands, such as Cresco, FloraCal Farms, Good News, Wonder Wellness Co., Mindy's Edibles, and Remedi, catering to various consumer preferences and occasions.
Cresco's cultivation practices involve rigorous phenotype hunting and small-batch cultivation to ensure premium quality. Their products are meticulously hand-trimmed and expertly cared for throughout the process. The company's brand portfolio aims to provide consistent, reliable, and enjoyable cannabis experiences for consumers, whether they are familiar with the plant or new to it.
As of December 2023, Cresco Labs operated in numerous states across the US, with 21 production facilities and 49 dispensaries under the Sunnyside retail banner. The company has implemented operational changes to improve its environmental impact and formed partnerships, such as with Temple University, to explore the potential healing properties of cannabis.
In February 2023, Cresco Labs expanded its retail presence by opening a new Sunnyside dispensary in Daytona Beach, Florida, marking its 23rd location in the state and 58th nationwide. The company reported generating revenue of approximately USD 822 million for the full year 2021.

Cresco Labs

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 TerrAscend is a leading North American cannabis operator with vertically integrated operations in California, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as retail operations in Canada. The company focuses on growing high-quality cannabis, promoting its health benefits, and offering a diverse range of products tailored to the needs of medical patients and adult-use consumers. TerrAscend utilizes advanced cultivation techniques, innovative cannabis cultivars, and strategic technology investments to produce premium cannabis products.
 
 
 
 
 In March 2022, TerrAscend completed the acquisition of Gage Growth Corp., a prominent cannabis brand and operator, in a deal valued at over USD 545 million. This strategic acquisition aimed to create a differentiated and compelling player in the North American cannabis market, combining TerrAscend's proven cultivation and manufacturing expertise with Gage's top-selling brands and exceptional retail experiences.
 
 
 
 
 As of January 2023, TerrAscend operated 32 dispensaries nationwide under its award-winning retail concepts, The Apothecarium and Gage. The company's portfolio includes several synergistic businesses and brands, such as Gage Cannabis, Ilera healthcare, Kind Tree, Prism, State Flower, Valhalla Confections, and Arise Bioscience Inc. In May 2023, TerrAscend strengthened its balance sheet by selling a facility in Canada for CADUSD 19.7 million, using the proceeds to pay down existing debt.
 
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Holistic Industries is a multistate cannabis company that specializes in cultivating, manufacturing, and distributing a diverse range of premium cannabis products. Their portfolio includes Liberty Cannabis flower strains, meticulously grown and sustainably cultivated to offer an exceptional experience across indica, sativa, and hybrid varieties. Holistic Industries also produces Strane vape cartridges, crafted with CO2-extracted cannabis oil and all-natural terpenes for a smooth and flavorful vaping experience. Additionally, they offer Strane concentrates in various forms, such as shatter, wax, and live resin, catering to consumers seeking potency and purity. The company's product line further encompasses Holistic Remedies, a collection of topicals and tinctures, as well as elixirs and edibles, including cannabis-infused sparkling waters and chocolates, providing precise dosing and delicious flavors.
Holistic Industries places a strong emphasis on quality control, subjecting their products to rigorous testing processes to ensure they are free from contaminants, pesticides, and consistently meet high standards. The company collaborates with scientists, medical professionals, and researchers to develop cutting-edge cannabis formulations and products. Furthermore, Holistic Industries prioritizes sustainable practices, demonstrating a commitment to environmental responsibility.
In December 2023, Holistic Industries launched the Garcia Hand Picked cannabis brand, a collaboration with the family of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, after years of sampling countless strains to find one worthy of his name.

Holistic Industries

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 Flower One is a Nevada-based cannabis cultivator and producer focused on the state's lucrative cannabis market. The company operates a 455,000 square-foot greenhouse and production facility, the largest in Nevada. As of June 2019, Flower One commenced continuous harvest operations, capable of producing 140,000 lbs (62,500 kg) of dry flower annually from over 100,000 plants across eight flower zones per crop cycle. Additionally, Flower One owns North Las Vegas Organics, a 25,000 square-foot indoor cultivation facility with nine grow rooms that can cultivate 4,500 plants per cycle.
 
 
 
 
 Flower One produces a diverse range of cannabis products, including flower, full-spectrum oils, distillates, pre-rolls, concentrates, edibles, and topicals for various brands. In October 2018, the company acquired NLV Organics, a Las Vegas-based cannabis cultivation business, for USD 27 million, expanding its footprint in Nevada's rapidly growing cannabis industry. As of June 2022, Flower One appointed Tim Shoemake as its new Chief Operating Officer, leveraging his over 25 years of experience in global agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing. Flower One trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the ticker symbol &quot;FONE&quot;.
 
 
 
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Grassroots Cannabis is a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator based in Illinois. The company specializes in the cultivation, processing, and retail distribution of medical and recreational cannabis products. Grassroots operates over 20 dispensaries under brands like Herbology, Greenhouse, and Windy City Cannabis across six states, including Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
The company takes pride in its cultivation process, which involves cloning from mother plants, vegetative growth, flowering, pre-harvest flushing, harvesting, drying, and curing to ensure high-quality cannabis flower, concentrates, vapes, and edibles. Grassroots' product offerings encompass a wide range of strains, both indica and sativa, as well as hybrids. Notable strains include Bubba Diagonal, White OG, Ghost Rider, and Candyland, among others.
In July 2019, Curaleaf, a Massachusetts-based cannabis company, announced plans to acquire Grassroots for USD 875 million in stock and cash. The acquisition expanded Curaleaf's presence from 12 states to 19, adding key markets like Illinois and Pennsylvania to its portfolio. Upon completion of the deal, the combined entity would have 131 dispensary licenses, 68 operational locations, 20 cultivation sites, and 26 processing facilities.

Grassroots Cannabis

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